“I am thinking of having my own line of mitts and aprons as I promised on the show,” she said.

“Being a dressmaker, it just feels right to do something like that.

“And I want to do a few products using local produce, so it is probably going to be relishes and possibly some pastes made with locally grown produce.”

While many of her fellow 2018 MasterChef contestants have thrown themselves into restaurant work, Damirova has declined offers to cook to concentrate on her photography business.

“It is going really well and I am sticking to things that are suited to me,” the mother-of-two explained. “It is nice to be surrounded by so many foodies and have so many offers to photograph their food.”

Some of the businesses she has photographed include Mala Dumplings, Foley’s Frothing Fermentations and Ocean Grown Abalone.

Damirova is working on her cookbook about Azerbaijani cuisine and planning to make a TV series.

New Gourmet Escape event, Supper with Nigella at Xanadu Wines, went on sale this week as did new tickets to some previously sold-out events.

Margaret River Gourmet Escape is on from November 16-18. See gourmetescape.com.au